Rift Valley Fever -- Sudan
Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) has suspended imports of livestock from Sudan and Djibouti following a bulletin issued by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) showing the emergence of the Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Sudan.
Meanwhile, a consignment from Djibouti was rejected by the quarantine department after testing positive for RVF antibodies.
MEWA, in the interest of protecting the public health, has stepped up quarantine measures against the disease,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6736571&promed&0
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